PULLMAN, Wash., Oct. 15 -- Washington State University issued the following news release:

Spokane resident Anjali Barretto will never know what happened to her dog, Sofie, during the first weeks of her life on the streets of Loreto, Mexico, a small town located along the Gulf of California.

What she does know is that when Sofie was rescued at just a month old, she had already survived a traumatic head injury, likely from the hands of a human, that left her blind and caused severe neurological damage. The injury resulted in ongoing behavioral challenges and difficult-to-control seizures that continue to affect the now 2½-year-old dog.

While the seizures will never be eliminated, they are now being successfully managed thanks to the e...